Construction and building of houses, garages, ships, and the like



March 25, 1941. T, SQL ERG 2.236.116

CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING OF HOUSES, GARAGES, SHIPS, AND THE LIKE- Fiied July 6, 1940 Y W 25 10 4 5 J v 5 23 INVENTOR. 7201755 Zezy.

Patented Mar. 25, 1941 CONSTRUCTION AND BUILDING OF HOUSES, GARAGES, SHIPS, AND THE LIKE Thor Solberg, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application July 6, 1940-, Serial No. 344,213

3 Claims.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in the construction and building of houses, garages, ships, and the like; and it has for its specific object to provide a garage that is very simple of construction, and which without any detrimental effect to its durability may be made from thin sheet metal.

While the said garage is made in an absolutely watertight and fireproof manner, the construction thereof is furthermore of such a nature that the said garage may easily be taken apart and removed, in which respect it somewhat assumes the character of a fixture, a condition that may be quite important, as in the case of a tenant.

On account of the well considered planning and designing of this invention, and in view of the light material that may be employed, the cost of manufacturing the said garage should be comparatively small, thereby assuring great market possibilities for the same.

With the above and other objects in view, this invention consists of the novel features of construction, combination and arrangements of parts hereinafter fully described, claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming parts of this specification, and in which similar characters of reference indicate corresponding parts in all views, and in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of my device.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view of the same.-

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional view showing a junction of two roof sheet-members.

Figure 4 illustrates the connection of two Wall panels viewed from within the garage.

Figure 5 is an edge view of a wall panel, showing an outward bend at the bottom.

Figure 6 is a detail illustration of an upper corner, showing the outside relative arrangement or junction of a roof sheet-member and a wall panel; while Figure 7 shows in detail the manner of joining the roof sheet members to the wall panels; and

Figure 8 is a perspective detail view.

Referring more particularly to the drawing, l8 indicates a garage wherein the walls are made from thin sheet metal-panels ll, connected together by means of screws and bolts, as shown at l2 in Figure 4; the edges of the said panels being bent at right angles for the purpose of such connection. The lower edges of the said panels at 14, thereby providing means of fastening the said wall panels to the frame of the foundation. At the upper end the said wall panels are at their junctions provided'with silghtly reduced portions 15, in order to obtain a snug fitting with theroof sheet-members, when the transverse edge portions of the latter are pressed into the joints formed by the said side wall panels.

The roof comprises a plurality of sheet-metal members, [6, which somewhat in conformity with the application of shingles, are placed in an overlapping position to insure a tight joint. The side walls and roof are constructed to form a rear- Ward-1y slanting surface, as shown in Figure 2. The relative connection of the roof sheet-members is clearly illustrated in Figure 3, where one member I6 is shown with its overlapping portion ll bent rearwardly upon itself and terminating in a flange I8 adjacent to the corresponding flange IQ of the next roof member I6 arranged in a somewhat lower position; the said roof sheetmembers being in turn solidly connected in any suitable manner, as for instance by means of bolts and screws, as shown at 2i). The edge portions of the roof sheet-members are at one or both sides of the said roof bent upon themselves as shown in Figure 6.in order to further secure along the sides of the garage a perfect and tight joining of the said roof sheet-members to the side wall-panels; the said connected parts are rigidly secured together by means of screws and bolts, as indicated at 2| in Figure 6. In forming the latter joints the said roof sheet-members have their projecting end-portions 22 arranged with curvature 23 to form a roof gutter, as each member is overlapping its adjoining counterpart in the. manner formerly described, connecting ultimately with a vertical discharge pipe 24, shown in Figure 2.

The said garage has the customary door arranged in the usual manner, while bracers 25' indicated by dotted lines in Figure 1 are disposed between the roof and the side-walls in order to lend strength and durability to the said structure.

In Figure 8 is shown how the edges of the panels may be formed with double overlapping and interengaging portions or flanges 28 and 29 in order to impart rigidity to the structure; these flanges may be secured together in any convenient manner, such as by bolts 30.

It is obvious that changes may be made in the form, construction and arrangement of the several parts, as shown, within the scope of the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of the invention, and I do not, therefore, wish to limit myself to the exact construction shown and described herein.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a device of the class described, a house or garage comprising a plurality of wall panels, .the latter being formed with vertical angularly bent flanges, means for attaching said flanges together, the said wall panels having their lower portions formed with an outward bend, and the said vertical flanges at their lower ends with a horizontal inward bend for the :purpose of fastening the said panels to a support, substantially as shown and described.

2. In a structure of the character described, vertical walls consisting of a series of panels, which panels each have inwardly ofiseit edge portions adapted to abut and to be attached to the next adjacent panels, horizontally ofiset base elements on the said inwardly offset edge-portions, outflared base margins on the said pane'ls, means of access to the in terior'of the structure, and the whole supporting a roof superimposed thereupon.

3. In a structure of the character described, supponting wall members, and a roof superimposed thereupon, the said roof having at the marginal edge thereof an extension element comprising a portion of the roof panelling extended outward beyond [the wall line and bent back under itself and downward to contact with the vertical wall of the structure, and the said extension element channelled gutterwise and adapted to receive and discharge the drainage from the said roof.

THOR SOLBERG. 

